QTS-Ubuntu Combo NAS: a well-rounded private cloud solution centralizing storage and IoT applicationsIn response to the coming era of Internet of Things (IoT), the TS-453A innovatively supports the open-source operating system Ubuntu® as a gateway for IoT solutions to other smart devices. The TS-453A allows users to directly utilize various feature-rich Ubuntu apps, enjoying a private cloud combining storage and IoT applications, and professional developers can develop and run IoT applications directly on the TS-453A. The secure, reliable TS-453A is packed with business-critical features such as Volume/LUN Snapshot – allowing files/folders to revert to a previous state in case of any corruption or file-loss. The TS-453A is powered by the latest quad-core Intel® Celeron® processor which allows users to enjoy 4K (H.264) video playback and 1080p/4K video real-time transcoding directly from the TS-453A to an HD/4K display.
Supports Ubuntu® OS with direct output via HDMI
Dual HDMI output for switching between mirrored and extended desktop options
AES-NI hardware-accelerated encryption for efficient cryptographic performance up to 412 MB/s
Supports 4K hardware decoding and transcodes 4K H.264 videos on-the-fly or offline
Quickly find files using a real-time, natural search with Qsirch 2.1
NAS and iSCSI-SAN unified storage solution for virtualization
Supports VMware®, Citrix®, Microsoft® Hyper-V and advanced virtualization features
A hybrid approach to virtualization in one NAS: Virtualization Station & Container Station
Build a personal karaoke system with high-quality audio output with the new OceanKTV app
QTS-Ubuntu dual system, geared for the IoT eraThe TS-453A’s QTS-Ubuntu dual system is based upon QNAP’s advanced virtualization technologies. The revolutionary architecture of the TS-453A enables users not only to download rich apps from QTS App Center but also to develop or utilize IoT packages for Ubuntu®* and display them using HDMI output. The built-in Ubuntu Software Center provides over 1,000 software packages for developers to choose from. With the TS-453A, you can develop and install various IoT packages on demand and centrally store the data on the TS-453A, benefiting from a secure private storage and development solution. Simply plug in a keyboard, mouse and HDMI monitor to the TS-453A, and use Ubuntu Station as if you were using a PC. You can also operate Ubuntu Station as a remote desktop via web browser for instant management**.* Ubuntu Station will be available from QTS 4.2.1. To use Ubuntu Station, you must install the Ubuntu Station App from the App Center** The remote desktop function does not support remote audio output

Dual HDMI outputs - Switch between HD Station and Ubuntu desktopThe TS-453A comes with dual HDMI outputs for using two monitors in either a “mirrored” or “extended” desktop configuration. While mirroring displays the same content on both displays, extended desktop mode allows users to display applications over two displays for improved multitasking convenience and productivity.When displaying content using HDMI outputs, you can use the TS-453A as an amazing multimedia player by using HD Station to enjoy rich apps including Kodi™, HD Player, Plex Home Theater, YouTube™, Spotify®, JRiver, Google Chrome™, Mozilla Firefox®, and more. Alternatively, you can choose to output the Ubuntu desktop to use the TS-453A as a PC.Note: Ubuntu Station will be available from QTS 4.2.1

Enjoy the best audiovisual experience on TV including a free remote controlQNAP HD Station integrates the powerful Kodi™ media player and web browser. With HDMI connectivity, you can connect the TS-453A to a HDTV or an A/V receiver to enjoy your rich multimedia content and 4K( H.264) videos with the best audiovisual experience. The splendid user interface of Kodi™, 7.1 channel audio passthrough*, and the TS-453A’s powerful real-time transcoding capability facilitate smooth and enhanced playback of 4K videos **. You can even watch YouTube™ videos, surf the web and manage the TS-453A using a web browser with multilingual keyboard input. HD Station supports multi-tasking and user authentication so only authorized users can access the stored data.The TS-453A includes a QNAP remote control for you to conveniently control HD Station through its built-in IR receiver. You can also turn your mobile devices into remote controls by installing the Qremote app.*A receiver with HDMI support is required for decoding multi-channel surround sound.** The quality of video and music delivery can vary according to hardware and network environments.

Superior real-time and offline 4K video transcoding*Featuring advanced 8th-generation Intel® HD Graphics, the TS-453A supports 4K (H.264) hardware decoding and delivers superior real-time 4K (H.264) and 1080p video transcoding to convert videos to universal formats that can be smoothly played on PCs, mobile devices and Smart TVs. With offline transcoding, even when you can only connect using a low-speed Internet connection, you can still enjoy smooth video playback via File Station, Video Station, and the Qfile mobile app by selecting a pre-rendered lower resolution video. The TS-453A also allows you to set a dedicated folder for automatic video transcoding.

QTS 4.2 – Simple, convenient and efficientThanks to the intuitive user interface of QTS, your NAS experience is smarter, smoother and spectacular. Its modern flat design streamlines loading times, and the intelligent desktop allows you to find desired functions quickly, create desktop shortcuts or group shortcuts, monitor important system information on a real-time basis, and open multiple application windows to run multiple tasks concurrently, bringing greater working efficiency. QTS breaks the barriers of devices, platforms and geography to bring optimized cloud experiences to you, and incorporates more advanced features including volume/LUN snapshot, remote connection to public cloud services in File Station, multi-zone multimedia system, and more.

Disaster recovery solutions brings peace of mindThe TS-453A offers various data recovery options. RTRR (Real-Time Remote Replication) supports real time or scheduled data backup to a remote QNAP NAS or FTP server and synchronizes files to a remote folder from a local folder with better backup efficiency. You can enjoy backup versioning to preserve a certain amount of versions, with options of simple versioning to schedule how many versions should be retained and for how long, or smart versioning with a rotation scheme that automatically replaces earlier backup versions. The TS-453A also supports the rsync protocol to back up data to another remote server on a scheduled basis. Data can also be backed up to and restored from a range of cloud storage services, including Amazon® S3, Amazon® Glacier, Microsoft® Azure, ElephantDrive®, Dropbox®, Google Drive™, Google Cloud Storage™, and more.

Restore files with SnapshotQTS Storage Manager adds an easy-to-use web-based snapshot tool for you to easily backup and restore data on the TS-453A back to any point of time in case you lose any important data. You can take snapshots for both volumes and LUN (up to 256 snapshots per volume or LUN and maximum 1024 snapshots per NAS), efficiently replicate volume/LUN snapshots via Snapshot Replica to remote servers by copying only the changes made, and quickly clone a volume /LUN snapshot as a local volume without interrupting the current system operation. You can even set up the system to automatically take a snapshot of the volume before backup via RTRR/rsync, even when the file is opened.

Qsirch - a smarter, faster way to searchThe TS-453A supports Qsirch, a proprietary near real-time search tool for quick file searching. In addition to thumbnail previews, Qsirch now allows you to find and preview Gmail emails that are backed up on the TS-453A. Qsirch even remembers your search history allowing you to quickly navigate to files you've previously searched for. Qsirch is a huge productivity boost that greatly reduces the time spent looking for files on the NAS, allowing you to focus on other tasks. The revamped Qsirch 2.1 adds a Google Chrome Extension that allows you to search for files on your NAS when you use Google Search.*Qsirch 2.1 will be available from QTS 4.2.1

Datastore for virtualized environmentsThe TS-453A is also an iSCSI/ IP-SAN storage that supports VMware® and Citrix®, and is compatible with Microsoft® Hyper-V® and Windows Server 2012, benefiting flexible deployment and management in virtualization environments. The TS-453A supports VMware VAAI and Microsoft ODX to increase performance by offloading server loading for ESXi server and Hyper-V respectively, and supports QNAP vSphere Client plug-in and QNAP SMI-S provider with enhanced operational efficiency and management in virtualization applications.

Born for server virtualizationVirtualization Station allows you to host virtual machines (VM) on the TS-453A, and access them via a web browser or VNC. Virtualization Station supports multiple operating systems, fast VM creation, VM backup & restoration, VM import/export, snapshot, and Device Management for centrally managing VM. Virtualization Station uses SDN (Software-defined Networks) and allows the TS-453A and VMs to share the same LAN port. No longer constrained by physical network performance, high-speed Virtual Switches greatly increases data transfer between VMs as well as between VMs and NAS through the internal interface. You can also download VMs on demand from online VM markets and import them to the TS-453A without any complex procedures.The TS-453A also features the game-changing container technology for server virtualization. QNAP Container Station exclusively integrates LXC and Docker® lightweight virtualization technologies, allowing you to operate multiple isolated Linux® systems on the TS-453A as well as download apps from the built-in Docker Hub Registry®. Container Station also supports the Online Document app*, which allows you to directly view, edit and store files of various types anytime on your NAS, including Office documents, images and text files.* Available by end of 2015

Cross-platform file sharing, centralized data storageThe TS-453A supports SMB/CIFS, NFS, and AFP protocols for file sharing across Windows®, Mac®, Linux®/UNIX® networks. Data, logs and ISO images of CDs and DVDs can be centrally stored on the TS-453A and protected by an integrated antivirus solution. The Windows AD® and LDAP services enable system administrators to configure user permissions by using an existing Windows AD server, LDAP server or built-in LDAP service. The TS-453A supports SAMBA v4 and can act as a Windows domain controller to manage privilege settings.

Well-rounded backup solutions to secure dataQNAP NetBak Replicator supports real-time and scheduled data backup on Windows including Outlook email archiving. Apple Time Machine® is also supported to provide Mac® OS X users with a solution to effortlessly back up data to the TS-453A. The front-panel USB 3.0 port of the TS-453A features a one-touch-copy function for you to instantly back up data from external drives to the TS-453A with just one click, or alternatively to back up data from the TS-453A to external drives. A wide range of third-party backup software such as Acronis® True Image and Symantec® Backup Exec are also supported.

Comprehensive security optionsIn open network environments, business data may be exposed in a potential hack. The TS-453A provides numerous security options, such as encrypted access, IP blocking, and more. IT administrators can also control the access rights of each user to different folders, preventing unauthorized access to important files. The TS-453A supports AES 256-bit encryption, preventing sensitive business data from unauthorized access and breach even if the hard drives or the entire system were stolen.

Secure access with VPN & Proxy ServerThe TS-453A can be used as a VPN server with L2TP/IPsec, OpenVPN, and PPTP support, allowing you to securely access data shared within the private local network. The TS-453A can also be used as a VPN Client to connect to other VPN servers or virtual private network through for PPTP and OpenVPN for secure data transmission. VPN Client also allows your NAS to connect to multiple servers at the same time*. You can connect your devices to your NAS and the VPN server at home to access data on the LAN; moreover, via VPN Client on your NAS, you can connect to VPN servers in the United States for accessing regionally-restricted services such as Netflix and Hulu in HD Station. The TS-453A provides you with various VPN options and helps secure your data transmission. The TS-453A also supports setting up a proxy server. The Proxy Server Package can configure the cache size, supported transmission protocols, record web pages you browsed and set up a powerful content control system that limits the use of the Internet. Other features include a work log that remembers users’ habits and preferences and SquidClamav anti-virus for proxy servers to ensure connection safety.

File synchronization across multiple devices and cloudsQsync utility turns your TS-453A into a safe, large-capacity data center for file synchronization. Any file uploaded to the TS-453A will be made available for all linked devices, such as computers, laptops or mobile devices. Qsync is especially useful for frequent travelers to manage files and always have the most up-to-date files on different devices. Qsync now provides more new features— it allows you to synchronize shared folders and create group-shared folders exclusive for your project team; it provides centralized management configuration, helping saving IT administers’ time; it also supports centralized configuration and allows you to remotely erase the Qsync folder on a lost device to avoid data breaches, and even restore it after you have retrieved the device. You can also install the Cloud Drive Sync app from QTS App Center to easily sync files with Google Drive™ and Dropbox® cloud storage.

Enjoy your exclusive karaoke system with OceanKTVQNAP OceanKTV is the first NAS-based karaoke application on the market allowing you to create a quality karaoke experience at home. The TS-453A offers high-capacity storage for accommodating up to thousands of 1080p karaoke songs . Simply attach your big-screen TV to the TS-453A via HDMI and start singing with OceanKTV. Four UI themes are provided to create the best atmosphere, and with the OceanKTV mobile app you can control the entire experience on your phone or tablet. More than a NAS, the TS-453A is a karaoke machine for singing entertainment. Enjoy alone or with your friends!Note: OceanKTV will soon be available in QTS 4.2.1.

High-quality audio effect with dual microphones outputs and Line Out functionThe TS-453A has two 6.3mm dynamic microphone jacks for connecting up to two dynamic microphones. Compared with the average reception quality of USB microphones, the TS-453A offers a clearer reception quality as it is equipped with a 20-bit analog-to-digital converter (ADC). On top of that, the TS-453A has a 24-bit digital to analog converter (DAC) that can send audio signals via the Line Out jack to your amplifier and deliver clearer stereo sound. By offering excellent audio output/input functionalities together with various apps, the TS-453A brings you a fantastic audiovisual experience.

Comprehensive surveillance solution providing 24/7 securitySurveillance Station is a professional network surveillance Video Management System (VMS) that offers a user-friendly management interface, over 3,000 compatible IP camera models, and expandable IP camera channel licenses. It supports real-time monitoring, video & audio recording and playback with a wide range of customizable settings. You can also install the Vmobile app on your iOS® or Android™ devices to manage monitored channels anytime and anywhere to safeguard your office environment, or install the Vcam mobile app to turn your device into a network camera to instantly record to your TS-453A. The TS-453A includes 4 free IP camera channels and you can expand up to 40 channels by purchasing additional licenses.

Install-on-demand apps to extend NAS functionalityThe built-in App Center provides various install-on-demand apps developed by QNAP and third-party developers, including tools for backup/sync, business, content management, communications, download, entertainment, and much more. It is also a centralized location for managing & updating installed apps, allowing you to directly update applications once newer versions are released.

Easily expand storage capacityThe TS-453A supports online capacity expansion for archiving rapidly-growing data by connecting a QNAP expansion enclosure. With the QNAP scale-up solution, the raw storage capacity can be expanded on demand*, making the TS-453A an ideal file center with large storage capacity for storage-intensive business applications such as video surveillance, data archiving, TV broadcast storage, and more.With the support of QJBOD Express (JBOD enclosures roaming)**, you can just connect a large capacity QNAP expansion enclosure to the TS-453A, and migrate data to another NAS through the JBOD enclosure without network connectivity.

Additional SMB-ready featuresThe TS-453A supports various business applications as an all-in-one Turbo NAS with cost-efficiency.FTP ServerWeb ServerRADIUSServerThe Turbo NAS supports Web server which allows numerous websites built on the same server conveniently. Administrators can manage up to 32 websites on the single one Turbo NAS with reduced IT cost.The Turbo NAS supports Surveillance Station to connect and manage multiple IP cameras remotely, including real-time monitoring, video recording, playback, and event notifications.VPN ServerPrinter ServerSurveillance Station

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Qnap Desktop NAS TS-453A-4G 4-Bay, RAID 0/1/5/6 (4GB RAM)

Combination of metal and plastic, this QNAP NAS is designed to fit in both an office and home environment - very compact yet functional

features

In terms of Price vs Ability, you will struggle to find a better NAS - the QNAP TS-x53a Series is easily the best QNAP NAS of the year for us at SPAN.COM.

performance

This NAS is designed with multitasking and can handly VMWare, Plex, KODI, Emby, Surveillance over IP Cameras and more, as well as arriving with DUAL OS Linux Setup as you wish and a remote control and dual HDMI IN 1080p and 4K transcoding. Hard to argue with that kind of ability

value

Still one of the best NAS servers out there - Cost wise it is VERY well placed and will continue to be one of the best NAS devices we at SPAN.COM will recommend you to buy throughout 2017.

design

As it is mostly metallic, it is a pinch noiser than a whole plastic version.

features

The CPU is not as powerful as the Pentium CPU in the latest WD PR4100 and others but this is so much lower in price

performance

Once again, there are bigger and better CPUs out there and this NAS is not quite suitable if you want PLEX 1080p transcoding on EVERYTHING (though it can handle 1080p HD it may struggle with high bitrate or dense media unlike an i7 CPU)

QTS-Ubuntu Combo NAS: a well-rounded private cloud solution centralizing storage and IoT applicationsIn response to the coming era of Internet of Things (IoT), the TS-453A innovatively supports the open-source operating system Ubuntu® as a gateway for IoT solutions to other smart devices. The TS-453A allows users to directly utilize various feature-rich Ubuntu apps, enjoying a private cloud combining storage and IoT applications, and professional developers can develop and run IoT applications directly on the TS-453A. The secure, reliable TS-453A is packed with business-critical features such as Volume/LUN Snapshot – allowing files/folders to revert to a previous state in case of any corruption or file-loss. The TS-453A is powered by the latest quad-core Intel® Celeron® processor which allows users to enjoy 4K (H.264) video playback and 1080p/4K video real-time transcoding directly from the TS-453A to an HD/4K display.

A hybrid approach to virtualization in one NAS: Virtualization Station & Container Station

Build a personal karaoke system with high-quality audio output with the new OceanKTV app

QTS-Ubuntu dual system, geared for the IoT eraThe TS-453A’s QTS-Ubuntu dual system is based upon QNAP’s advanced virtualization technologies. The revolutionary architecture of the TS-453A enables users not only to download rich apps from QTS App Center but also to develop or utilize IoT packages for Ubuntu®* and display them using HDMI output. The built-in Ubuntu Software Center provides over 1,000 software packages for developers to choose from. With the TS-453A, you can develop and install various IoT packages on demand and centrally store the data on the TS-453A, benefiting from a secure private storage and development solution. Simply plug in a keyboard, mouse and HDMI monitor to the TS-453A, and use Ubuntu Station as if you were using a PC. You can also operate Ubuntu Station as a remote desktop via web browser for instant management**.* Ubuntu Station will be available from QTS 4.2.1. To use Ubuntu Station, you must install the Ubuntu Station App from the App Center** The remote desktop function does not support remote audio output

Dual HDMI outputs - Switch between HD Station and Ubuntu desktopThe TS-453A comes with dual HDMI outputs for using two monitors in either a “mirrored” or “extended” desktop configuration. While mirroring displays the same content on both displays, extended desktop mode allows users to display applications over two displays for improved multitasking convenience and productivity.When displaying content using HDMI outputs, you can use the TS-453A as an amazing multimedia player by using HD Station to enjoy rich apps including Kodi™, HD Player, Plex Home Theater, YouTube™, Spotify®, JRiver, Google Chrome™, Mozilla Firefox®, and more. Alternatively, you can choose to output the Ubuntu desktop to use the TS-453A as a PC.Note: Ubuntu Station will be available from QTS 4.2.1

Enjoy the best audiovisual experience on TV including a free remote controlQNAP HD Station integrates the powerful Kodi™ media player and web browser. With HDMI connectivity, you can connect the TS-453A to a HDTV or an A/V receiver to enjoy your rich multimedia content and 4K( H.264) videos with the best audiovisual experience. The splendid user interface of Kodi™, 7.1 channel audio passthrough*, and the TS-453A’s powerful real-time transcoding capability facilitate smooth and enhanced playback of 4K videos **. You can even watch YouTube™ videos, surf the web and manage the TS-453A using a web browser with multilingual keyboard input. HD Station supports multi-tasking and user authentication so only authorized users can access the stored data.The TS-453A includes a QNAP remote control for you to conveniently control HD Station through its built-in IR receiver. You can also turn your mobile devices into remote controls by installing the Qremote app.*A receiver with HDMI support is required for decoding multi-channel surround sound.** The quality of video and music delivery can vary according to hardware and network environments.

Superior real-time and offline 4K video transcoding*Featuring advanced 8th-generation Intel® HD Graphics, the TS-453A supports 4K (H.264) hardware decoding and delivers superior real-time 4K (H.264) and 1080p video transcoding to convert videos to universal formats that can be smoothly played on PCs, mobile devices and Smart TVs. With offline transcoding, even when you can only connect using a low-speed Internet connection, you can still enjoy smooth video playback via File Station, Video Station, and the Qfile mobile app by selecting a pre-rendered lower resolution video. The TS-453A also allows you to set a dedicated folder for automatic video transcoding.

QTS 4.2 – Simple, convenient and efficientThanks to the intuitive user interface of QTS, your NAS experience is smarter, smoother and spectacular. Its modern flat design streamlines loading times, and the intelligent desktop allows you to find desired functions quickly, create desktop shortcuts or group shortcuts, monitor important system information on a real-time basis, and open multiple application windows to run multiple tasks concurrently, bringing greater working efficiency. QTS breaks the barriers of devices, platforms and geography to bring optimized cloud experiences to you, and incorporates more advanced features including volume/LUN snapshot, remote connection to public cloud services in File Station, multi-zone multimedia system, and more.

Disaster recovery solutions brings peace of mindThe TS-453A offers various data recovery options. RTRR (Real-Time Remote Replication) supports real time or scheduled data backup to a remote QNAP NAS or FTP server and synchronizes files to a remote folder from a local folder with better backup efficiency. You can enjoy backup versioning to preserve a certain amount of versions, with options of simple versioning to schedule how many versions should be retained and for how long, or smart versioning with a rotation scheme that automatically replaces earlier backup versions. The TS-453A also supports the rsync protocol to back up data to another remote server on a scheduled basis. Data can also be backed up to and restored from a range of cloud storage services, including Amazon® S3, Amazon® Glacier, Microsoft® Azure, ElephantDrive®, Dropbox®, Google Drive™, Google Cloud Storage™, and more.

Restore files with SnapshotQTS Storage Manager adds an easy-to-use web-based snapshot tool for you to easily backup and restore data on the TS-453A back to any point of time in case you lose any important data. You can take snapshots for both volumes and LUN (up to 256 snapshots per volume or LUN and maximum 1024 snapshots per NAS), efficiently replicate volume/LUN snapshots via Snapshot Replica to remote servers by copying only the changes made, and quickly clone a volume /LUN snapshot as a local volume without interrupting the current system operation. You can even set up the system to automatically take a snapshot of the volume before backup via RTRR/rsync, even when the file is opened.

Qsirch - a smarter, faster way to searchThe TS-453A supports Qsirch, a proprietary near real-time search tool for quick file searching. In addition to thumbnail previews, Qsirch now allows you to find and preview Gmail emails that are backed up on the TS-453A. Qsirch even remembers your search history allowing you to quickly navigate to files you've previously searched for. Qsirch is a huge productivity boost that greatly reduces the time spent looking for files on the NAS, allowing you to focus on other tasks. The revamped Qsirch 2.1 adds a Google Chrome Extension that allows you to search for files on your NAS when you use Google Search.*Qsirch 2.1 will be available from QTS 4.2.1

Datastore for virtualized environmentsThe TS-453A is also an iSCSI/ IP-SAN storage that supports VMware® and Citrix®, and is compatible with Microsoft® Hyper-V® and Windows Server 2012, benefiting flexible deployment and management in virtualization environments. The TS-453A supports VMware VAAI and Microsoft ODX to increase performance by offloading server loading for ESXi server and Hyper-V respectively, and supports QNAP vSphere Client plug-in and QNAP SMI-S provider with enhanced operational efficiency and management in virtualization applications.

Born for server virtualizationVirtualization Station allows you to host virtual machines (VM) on the TS-453A, and access them via a web browser or VNC. Virtualization Station supports multiple operating systems, fast VM creation, VM backup & restoration, VM import/export, snapshot, and Device Management for centrally managing VM. Virtualization Station uses SDN (Software-defined Networks) and allows the TS-453A and VMs to share the same LAN port. No longer constrained by physical network performance, high-speed Virtual Switches greatly increases data transfer between VMs as well as between VMs and NAS through the internal interface. You can also download VMs on demand from online VM markets and import them to the TS-453A without any complex procedures.The TS-453A also features the game-changing container technology for server virtualization. QNAP Container Station exclusively integrates LXC and Docker® lightweight virtualization technologies, allowing you to operate multiple isolated Linux® systems on the TS-453A as well as download apps from the built-in Docker Hub Registry®. Container Station also supports the Online Document app*, which allows you to directly view, edit and store files of various types anytime on your NAS, including Office documents, images and text files.* Available by end of 2015

Cross-platform file sharing, centralized data storageThe TS-453A supports SMB/CIFS, NFS, and AFP protocols for file sharing across Windows®, Mac®, Linux®/UNIX® networks. Data, logs and ISO images of CDs and DVDs can be centrally stored on the TS-453A and protected by an integrated antivirus solution. The Windows AD® and LDAP services enable system administrators to configure user permissions by using an existing Windows AD server, LDAP server or built-in LDAP service. The TS-453A supports SAMBA v4 and can act as a Windows domain controller to manage privilege settings.

Well-rounded backup solutions to secure dataQNAP NetBak Replicator supports real-time and scheduled data backup on Windows including Outlook email archiving. Apple Time Machine® is also supported to provide Mac® OS X users with a solution to effortlessly back up data to the TS-453A. The front-panel USB 3.0 port of the TS-453A features a one-touch-copy function for you to instantly back up data from external drives to the TS-453A with just one click, or alternatively to back up data from the TS-453A to external drives. A wide range of third-party backup software such as Acronis® True Image and Symantec® Backup Exec are also supported.

Comprehensive security optionsIn open network environments, business data may be exposed in a potential hack. The TS-453A provides numerous security options, such as encrypted access, IP blocking, and more. IT administrators can also control the access rights of each user to different folders, preventing unauthorized access to important files. The TS-453A supports AES 256-bit encryption, preventing sensitive business data from unauthorized access and breach even if the hard drives or the entire system were stolen.

Secure access with VPN & Proxy ServerThe TS-453A can be used as a VPN server with L2TP/IPsec, OpenVPN, and PPTP support, allowing you to securely access data shared within the private local network. The TS-453A can also be used as a VPN Client to connect to other VPN servers or virtual private network through for PPTP and OpenVPN for secure data transmission. VPN Client also allows your NAS to connect to multiple servers at the same time*. You can connect your devices to your NAS and the VPN server at home to access data on the LAN; moreover, via VPN Client on your NAS, you can connect to VPN servers in the United States for accessing regionally-restricted services such as Netflix and Hulu in HD Station. The TS-453A provides you with various VPN options and helps secure your data transmission. The TS-453A also supports setting up a proxy server. The Proxy Server Package can configure the cache size, supported transmission protocols, record web pages you browsed and set up a powerful content control system that limits the use of the Internet. Other features include a work log that remembers users’ habits and preferences and SquidClamav anti-virus for proxy servers to ensure connection safety.

File synchronization across multiple devices and cloudsQsync utility turns your TS-453A into a safe, large-capacity data center for file synchronization. Any file uploaded to the TS-453A will be made available for all linked devices, such as computers, laptops or mobile devices. Qsync is especially useful for frequent travelers to manage files and always have the most up-to-date files on different devices. Qsync now provides more new features— it allows you to synchronize shared folders and create group-shared folders exclusive for your project team; it provides centralized management configuration, helping saving IT administers’ time; it also supports centralized configuration and allows you to remotely erase the Qsync folder on a lost device to avoid data breaches, and even restore it after you have retrieved the device. You can also install the Cloud Drive Sync app from QTS App Center to easily sync files with Google Drive™ and Dropbox® cloud storage.

Enjoy your exclusive karaoke system with OceanKTVQNAP OceanKTV is the first NAS-based karaoke application on the market allowing you to create a quality karaoke experience at home. The TS-453A offers high-capacity storage for accommodating up to thousands of 1080p karaoke songs . Simply attach your big-screen TV to the TS-453A via HDMI and start singing with OceanKTV. Four UI themes are provided to create the best atmosphere, and with the OceanKTV mobile app you can control the entire experience on your phone or tablet. More than a NAS, the TS-453A is a karaoke machine for singing entertainment. Enjoy alone or with your friends!Note: OceanKTV will soon be available in QTS 4.2.1.

High-quality audio effect with dual microphones outputs and Line Out functionThe TS-453A has two 6.3mm dynamic microphone jacks for connecting up to two dynamic microphones. Compared with the average reception quality of USB microphones, the TS-453A offers a clearer reception quality as it is equipped with a 20-bit analog-to-digital converter (ADC). On top of that, the TS-453A has a 24-bit digital to analog converter (DAC) that can send audio signals via the Line Out jack to your amplifier and deliver clearer stereo sound. By offering excellent audio output/input functionalities together with various apps, the TS-453A brings you a fantastic audiovisual experience.

Comprehensive surveillance solution providing 24/7 securitySurveillance Station is a professional network surveillance Video Management System (VMS) that offers a user-friendly management interface, over 3,000 compatible IP camera models, and expandable IP camera channel licenses. It supports real-time monitoring, video & audio recording and playback with a wide range of customizable settings. You can also install the Vmobile app on your iOS® or Android™ devices to manage monitored channels anytime and anywhere to safeguard your office environment, or install the Vcam mobile app to turn your device into a network camera to instantly record to your TS-453A. The TS-453A includes 4 free IP camera channels and you can expand up to 40 channels by purchasing additional licenses.

Install-on-demand apps to extend NAS functionalityThe built-in App Center provides various install-on-demand apps developed by QNAP and third-party developers, including tools for backup/sync, business, content management, communications, download, entertainment, and much more. It is also a centralized location for managing & updating installed apps, allowing you to directly update applications once newer versions are released.

Easily expand storage capacityThe TS-453A supports online capacity expansion for archiving rapidly-growing data by connecting a QNAP expansion enclosure. With the QNAP scale-up solution, the raw storage capacity can be expanded on demand*, making the TS-453A an ideal file center with large storage capacity for storage-intensive business applications such as video surveillance, data archiving, TV broadcast storage, and more.With the support of QJBOD Express (JBOD enclosures roaming)**, you can just connect a large capacity QNAP expansion enclosure to the TS-453A, and migrate data to another NAS through the JBOD enclosure without network connectivity.

Additional SMB-ready featuresThe TS-453A supports various business applications as an all-in-one Turbo NAS with cost-efficiency.FTP ServerWeb ServerRADIUSServerThe Turbo NAS supports Web server which allows numerous websites built on the same server conveniently. Administrators can manage up to 32 websites on the single one Turbo NAS with reduced IT cost.The Turbo NAS supports Surveillance Station to connect and manage multiple IP cameras remotely, including real-time monitoring, video recording, playback, and event notifications.VPN ServerPrinter ServerSurveillance Station

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Qnap Desktop NAS TS 453A 4G reviews

13/03/2018 | Arif Alojz | |

A very good PLEX media server. There is now a TB3 version (which is really expensive) but this option is great.

18/01/2018 | Stella Osbourne | |

This is our first home NAS and we are rather pleased with the outcome. We are a high use media family, music, films, photo development etc.... and with access to Plex and HDMI ports it covered all our requirements.

16/11/2017 | Popular Question | |

Is there a difference between network drive, backup drive, network hard drive and nas drive?

There is no physical difference between a network drive, backup drive, network hard drive and NAS drive, the MAIN difference is about the use of the equipment. So:

A Network Drive is a area on storage that is useable to anyone on the network and will be visible to the device you are using if you have the correct login/password.

A Backup Drive is a storage device is a area of NAS or DAS storage that is used JUST for backups and only for writing, not reading - it backs up one or multiple devices on a regular basis.

A Network Hard Drive is the same as a network drive, but instead of a portion of online storage that is network/internet accessible, it is an entire disk drive. Much larger and often includes a RAID drive acting as a fall-back.

A NAS Drive can do all of the above. It can be set up to be a backup drive for all your devices, it can make either a portion or ALL of the storage available over the internet or network, it can do all of these at the same time and can give you much, much more access options thanks to NAS software from the likes of QNAP, Synology, WD, Asustor, Buffalo and Drobo.

16/11/2017 | Popular Question | |

What is a server at home?

A server at home is a network attached storage device (NAS) that is like a computer, but with the emphasis on storage space. They can be purchased for as little as £100 and mean all your data can be accessed, used and backed up to and from overt the internet or your home network (WiFi etc). Bigger and more expensive home servers can do more, such as virtual computers, surveillance recording and multimedia access.

16/11/2017 | Popular Question | |

What is meant by diskless NAS?

A Diskless NAS means that it a network storage device that is sold without any Hard Drives inside. Many NAS Brands like WD and Buffalo will only sell their NAS server devices with Drives already installed - this can often increase the price significantly, as well as limit the Hard Drives you want to install. A diskless NAS is a device that you can choose which drives, how many and the capacity you want and install them yourself, for a more bespoke NAS storage device. Installing the Hard Drives is very easy and you can often save a lot of time and improve your long term storage by choosing a diskless NAS and selecting the drives yourself.

16/11/2017 | Popular Question | |

What is a NAS external hard drive?

A NAS external Hard Drive is an external storage device that, unlike USB 3.0 and eSATA external Hard Drives, is accessed used the internet or your home network. So that means you can access the contents (DATA) of the NAS on your iPhone, iPad, Smart TV, PS4, XBOX One, Sonos Sound System, Bose system, Laptop, Smartphone and pretty much any DLNA enabled device without having to connect to it with a cable. Meaning you do not need to carry duplicates of all your data on all your devices, but can have one central NAS storage devices that all the other devices can access.

16/11/2017 | Popular Question | |

How do I connect to my NAS remotely?

You can connect to your NAS server remotely with the mobile applications that are free with your NAS Brand manufacturer for iOS and Android. Alternatively you can use a number of desktop applications from the big brands QNAP and Synology NAS to access your device remotely. Lastly you can create a network and internet accessible drive with iSCSI and then setup software (Virtual Machine, backup, Surveillance and more) on your Mac or Windows machine to read and write to the NAS remotely.

The most popular and recommended RAID levels for a 2-Bay NAS and 4-Bay NAS from Synology and QNAP are:

RAID 0 - Meaning all drive storage is pooled together into 1 big drive - MOST UNSAFE RAID 1 - Drives are duplicated so you lose half the available storage, but have a complete, up to the second copy of your data RAID 5 - You lose 1 drive of data storage space, but data is spread across all the available drives and a small piece of information called PARITY is created each wave/stripe that makes a blueprint of all the data RAID 6 - Same as above, but it removes two drives worth of space and protects you against the loss of two Hard Drives

16/11/2017 | Popular Question | |

What is a RAID hard drive?

A RAID Hard drive is a Hard Disk Drive that is designed to be used in a RAID configuration - in simple terms it is a drive that can be installed with multiple other drives of the same type (such as WD Red RAID Drives, WD Purples Surveillance RAID Drives and Seagate Ironwolf NAS RAID Drives). These are designed to be on for long periods of time and for handling data that is shared and/or duplicated across multiple drives at once - constructed with better vibration, head and access controls). Most other drives are designed to work on their own.

16/11/2017 | Popular Question | |

What is raid on a NAS?

RAID on a NAS is a means to protect yourself from losing your data due to hard drive failure. Hard Drives are the 2nd most vulnerable area of a NAS device and if a drive fails and you do not have a copy of the data elsewhere, you will most likely lose it all. RAID gives you a safety net (called REDUNDANCY) which means you can afford to lose 1, 2 or even 3 hard drives with the right configuration. The most common options are:

RAID 0 - Meaning all drive storage is pooled together into 1 big drive - MOST UNSAFE RAID 1 - Drives are duplicated so you lose half the available storage, but have a complete, up to the second copy of your data RAID 5 - You lose 1 drive of data storage space, but data is spread across all the available drives and a small piece of information called PARITY is created each wave/stripe that makes a blueprint of all the data RAID 6 - Same as above, but it removes two drives worth of space and protects you against the loss of two Hard Drives

16/11/2017 | Popular Question | |

What is a personal cloud storage device?

A personal Cloud storage device is a piece of Hardware, Like a NAS, that gives you the access, freedom, speed and utility of popular 3rd party cloud providers such as Dropbox, Google Drive, iCloud, Amazon S3 and more. However unlike those providers that hold your data on a server farm hundreds or thousands of miles away, where you it can be broken into, a Personal Cloud (NAS) lives in your home/office and can be protected with both bespoke AES-256bit encryption, individual login credentials and if the worst case scenario, can be simply unplugged from the network/internet.

It is also considerably cheaper in the long term.

16/11/2017 | Popular Question | |

How do you connect to a NAS?

You can connect to a device in several ways:

- You can connect to a NAS via your home network as long as it is connected to the same router/switch that your other devices are connected to, via cable or over Wi-Fi (the devices, not the NAS)

- You can connect over the internet using the NAS manufacturer’s respective software on desktop or mobile platforms for Mac, Windows and Android devices

- You can also access the data as a network drive (where the location of the drive with be an IP - 192.168. etc.) and then the drive can be read and written to as needed

Thank you

16/11/2017 | Popular Question | |

How does a NAS device work?

Excellent Question. A NAS devices like a computer that is dedicated to storing data that is made accessible across all your internet enabled devices. It connects to your home network (in simple terms, the internet connected network in your home or office) and makes the data that is store on it accessible. You can also access the data from outside the phone via WiFi at hotspots and other buildings, or via your mobile 3G or 4G internet connection.

16/11/2017 | Popular Question | |

Do you really need a NAS?

If you have data spread across multiple devices without a single backup location, then YES, you really do need a NAS drive. As it will make backing up with multiple devices easier, more automated and reliable.

If you are a business with large amounts of data that needs to be accessible quickly, across multiple machines or outside your office environment for off-site staff or clients, then YES you needs a NAS.

If you want your internet accessible data to be 100% inaccessible when needed (for security) and are considering a Cloud provider or a NAS, BUY A NAS!!! It is cheaper in the long run and can have individual and bespoke security measures.

16/11/2017 | Popular Question | |

What is a NAS drives for home?

A NAS drive for Home is the means of storing your data in a central location that can be used for more home and entertainment based applications. Often these are 2-Bay or 4-Bay NAS Devices that support applications such as Plex, DLNA Server support, Backups like Apple Time Machine and Surveillance over IP cameras from companies such as Edimax and Reolink. The Hard drives in a NAS Drive for Home are recommended to be WD Red NAS Drives or Seagate Ironwolf NAS drives.

25/10/2017 | Rani R | |

Using Skyhawk with this for home security. Been working solidly, been recommending it to friends so thought I would make an effort to write something on here too!

19/10/2017 | Naz | |

Really useful bit of kit at a fair price. Dont find it noisy and Im only about 3 feet away from it at the moment. Happy to buy from you again.

SPAN.COM tech team

14/08/2017 | Dana | |

Excellent NAS for home and business too.

25/04/2017 | Flumse | |

Hey I am in the proces of buying a NAS and found this comparison, lucky me that was between the 2 models I wanted. Question: Which is best for virtualization 251+/451+, 253a/453a or the new is it 253b/453b? Question: Will they all support at least 2 1080p stream with no problems? Thank in advance Flumse

Out of these three options the *53A and *53B have the better hardware for Virtulisation. Please contact our Sales team and they can talk you through your budget and your other needs

SPAN.COM tech team

21/04/2017 | Nathan | |

I'm looking at getting the TS-453A and struggling to find any information on how to share my music media over the internet to my phone on the way to and from work. Does music station perform this task well?

There are a few ways to share your music - one of the easier ways would be using "Plex" This would act as a Media server https://www.plex.tv/

You will most likely need to purchase the mobile app but for what you get it is well worth it.Want to sign up to PLEX for free? Sign up for free today by using this link https://bitly.com/PlxAFF4

so looking at both of these , you recommend me a qnap which i am looking at purchasing, however what i would like to do is ( i have no need for raid) DISK1 - MUSIC DISK 2 - TV DISK 3 - MOVIES DISK 4- GAMES Reading if disk 3 fails on qnap - all data would be lost on all drives, not just the failed drive is this the case with syntology my theory is that i already have backups of important information, also if if disk x doesnt have what i need it wont be spinning up and down all the time whilst raid 5 would make all drives spin most of the time secondly, I have read that plex stops the nas hiberating on qnap, is this the same with syn

Thank you for your enquiry

The QNAP to compare these against would be the QNAP T-453A (or the TS-253A 2-Bay too) here - https://www.span.com/product/Qnap-Desktop-NAS-TS-453A-8G-4-Bay-RAID-0-1-5-6-8GB-RAM-~52842

If you do not want to utilize a RAID configuration, then yes you can create independent storage volumes on each Hard Drive, an if a drive fail, you will ONLY lose the DATA on that disk. However you should also be aware that during setup, the QNAP's operating system (and likewise on the Synology) lives on a small part of Disk 1 - So if that drive fails, then it will most likely corrupt the OS. That is anpther one of the reasons that a RAID would be recommendeda.

I have not found this to be the case with QNAP about hibernation being overwritten with Plex enabled - I think this will purely depend on the settings at startup and settings within Plex with regard to Metadata collecting. The NAS switching to hibernating after periods of inactivity by default will overwrite any App's permissions unless those apps are accessing the HDD at that moment.

Once again I would recommend the QNAP mentioned above, Thank you for visiting SPAN.COM and NASCompares.

Kind regards,

SPAN.COM tech team

16/02/2017 | Todd | |

I am considering the QNAP TS-253A for my first home NAS. I currently only need two bays but wounder if I should spend a bit more for the TS-453A to provide future expansion. I do not foresee a need to go beyond four drive bays. Can you provide any insight to push me in either direction? Thanks!

Thank you for your enquiry Todd

You wouldn't be the first to think about this. Lucky for you I made a video on this very subject a while ago. I hope it helps - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-rokCQV8bgA

Hope it helps you and thank you for visiting SPAN.COM.

Kind regards,

SPAN.COM tech team

16/02/2017 | Randall | |

I watched your videos and studied up a bit for my first nas. Must haves are: - house video clips and store for editing. - Store music and photos. - remote users are less than 10. - remote users would only be watching home video. - iTunes server and music storage - redundant hard drive safety - I might tinker with home survalence later I was thinking a 4 drive unit because it"s nearly cheaper to do 4 3t drives in raid 5 for 9t total. Vs a 2 drive nas with 4t drives and still have one less terabyte. I"d expect video files to take most of the space. Synology or qnap? Model that will serve me well? I have no idea what functionality I should also consider.

Thank you for your enquiry Randall,

Based on all the requirements provided, I have no hesitation in recommending the QNAP TS-453A. Remember that if your budget is tight, you do not need to fully populate the device (i.e you can start with 2 HDD now and add 2 more later and expand the RAID). How it meets your needs below:

- house video clips and store for editing - This NAS will store and Play everything from 360p to 4K over the network or HDMI.- Store music and photos. - Same as above, as well as distributing to DLNA devices.- remote users are less than 10. - The Quad Core CPU and 4/8GB Memory can handle this.- remote users would only be watching home video. - More than possible.- iTunes server and music storage - Fully compatible and with multiple official free apps included in the app store.- redundant hard drive safety - Can be configured to JBOD, RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 6 and RAID 10.- I might tinker with home surveillance later - Arrives with Free full Surveillance software 'Surveillance Station' and 4 IP Cameras.

You can find the QNAP TS-453A here - https://www.span.com/product/Qnap-Desktop-NAS-TS-453A-4G-4-Bay-RAID-0-1-5-6-4GB-RAM-~52841

Kind regards,

SPAN.COM tech team

31/01/2017 | Wesley T | |

If I buy a ts453a nas and ship it to singapore, how is the warranty like?

Warranty replacements for hardware failure would be through us in the UK.

Qnap have great support for software issues, so that is normally not necessary.

SPAN.COM tech team

26/11/2016 | Ahamed Meeran | |

Hi there, when you ship to Canada what will happen to the Canadian local tax?

We at SPAN.COM truly believe in Worldwide ordering and this intends to making every effort to accommodate your national TAX rules. If you are based in the EU (European Union) and not a registered Business with a valid VAT number, then you will have to pay VAT. If you are in possession of a valid VAT number, then you will have the opportunity at checkout to provide it and then you will not be required to pay VAT.

If you are located outside EU or are living in UK Channel Islands you are exempt from paying VAT and will not be charged. Our Checkout and Payment systems are thorough and will automatically deduct VAT if you are eligible. Still not sure? Why not call us on 0208 2888555 or alternatively, you can just contact us with your request here before or after placing your order https://www.span.com/about/contact

20/11/2016 | mahmoud | |

Excellent delivery and excellent product
One comment for the NAS one button copy as there is no progress indication

07/11/2016 | Wesker | |

The service of SPAN.com is great, the sales representative offered me an extra QNAP Genie, the delivery is fast, it only takes three days from UK to HK. The postage is protected in excellent, my worries on the long distance delivery is a surplus. It functions normally, I will purchase in SPAN.com in my future!

15/10/2016 | Seamus | |

Cliente ha valutato il prodotto, ma lasciato nessun commento

05/08/2016 | Henrik | |

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09/07/2016 | Baraa | |

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09/02/2016 | A Mar | |

Question that I have regarding QNAP's TS-453A vs TS-253A and which makes more sense for me to buy... (I am a home user). Am I thinking correctly in seeing QNAP TS-453A as being cheaper and more flexible under the scenario below? or am I missing something? I want at least 6 TB storage.. 2 bay would cost approx. $ 500 for TS-253A-4G $ 480 for 2 6TB WD red drives @ $240 each ======================================== $ 980 and will yield 6 TB drive space in RAID 1 (mirrored) 4 bay argument is that it costs: $ 600 for TS-453A-4G $ 330 for 3 3TB WD red drives @ $110 each (I will add 4th later when I can afford) ======================================== $ 930 and will yield 9 TB drive space in RAID 5 Do you think this logic would prefer the 4-Bay 453A as being cheaper and more usable storage space (in above scenario) than the 2-bay 253A? Thank you for your very informative NAS vids. This is an area that needs some information and education.

Hard to say, without a better understanding of currently prices. Personally I would go for the 4 bay option, but that may not means it works out the most cost effective in the long run. Can you e-mail me on robbie@span.com with your requirements and I can find out more about pricing structures etc. We are based in the UK but ship worldwide at very competitive rates.

SPAN.COM tech team

09/02/2016 | Hi! Thank you for your great Video. At the | |

Hi! Thank you for your great Video. At the moment I am using a Synology DS214play. Sometimes the NAS has not enough power for my Video Transcoding. So I plan to upgrade. I watched all your Videos of comparing the Synology to the QNAP. From 216play to 716+ and 253A 253 pro and now the 453A. So I already understood that the qnap would be better for me than the Synology because of the better Transcoding. Now I dont know if I should go for the 253A or the 453A. ATM I have two Seagate NAS 4TB HDD in use. But the 4TB are nearly full. So I plan to upgrade on minimum 6TB or maybe 8TB. The 8TB is extremly expensive and the 6TB aswell. So maybe it would be better to go for the 453A and get 4x 3TB or 4x 4TB. This might me cheaper due to some special offers. Are there any problems if I maybe buy 2x4TB WD HDD and put them in the 453A together with my 2x4TB Seagage HDD? I heard that the HDDs should all be the same in one NAS System. So you see, a lot of questions from my side. Hope you can help me a little bit! Thanks a lot! And go on with your awesome Video Reviews!!

I would recommend spreading the capacity across a 4 bay and use a RAID 5. My reasoning would be the following: 1. A two bay unit will only give you a RAID 1 at most - and you'll want redundancy to protect your data in case of harware failure. so if you filled a 2 bay with 2x 8TB, you would only have a maximum 8TB of capacity. If you filled a 4 BAY unit with 3TB drives, the price would possible be the same or cheaper! Put those 4 drives in a RAID 5 set up and you would have a maximum 9TB capacity and lots of redundancy. 2. The 4 bay device includes 2 more gigabit LAN ports... so run 4 Ethernet cables in a good router or switch and you will have truly amazing transfer speeds! 3. If you budget is running thin... you can get the 4 bay, the QNAP TS-453A-4G but only pop 2 rives inside...then upgrade at a later date. You can upgrade from a RAID 1 to a RAID 5 and not lose your data! So, if you want to get yourself a QNAP TS-453A-4G NAS, visit the link below or email me on robbie@span.com and I can et an orer knocked together for you. https://www.span.com/product/Qnap-Desktop-NAS-TS-453A-4G-4-Bay-RAID-0-1-5-6-4GB-RAM-~52841

SPAN.COM tech team

09/02/2016 | I've read that the 453A stutters with high b | |

I've read that the 453A stutters with high bitrate 1080p transcoding with only one stream. What gives? It's giving me pause before purchasing. Is that due to only having 2.0 GHz processor? Should one go up to TVS version, and is that better having i processors? fwiw...I'm interested in the purchasing the best plex media server device that's under 8-900$.

I was no aware of that, but would greatly appreciate it if you could fire me over a link on it and I can help spread the word if needed - if you can, send it to robbie@span.com. Regarding a plex NAS for that budget, does that include storage? In your e-mail add your PLEX NAS requirements and I will look into some options for you.

SPAN.COM tech team

09/02/2016 | Adewale GEORGE (W'hales) | |

Thanks Rob, Great walkthrough and good customer service so far with SPAN.com. I feel like my setup will be easier than I recently thought of.

Thanks for the great feedback. Just spoke with our logistics team and your unit is going to leave within the hour!

SPAN.COM tech team

09/02/2016 | shawn finkenstead | |

Alright say I go and buy the bigger version right off the Ts-453A. (I was going to get the 2 bay version.) That would leave me enough in my budget to buy 1 6tb hard drive. I will upgrade later but I want to fill it with 6tb drives. My question is Will I lose my data later if I go from 1 drive to another finally enabling Raid? Also SSd cache worth it in this? Ive got a 1tb ssd I can use. Reply ·

As long as you RAID Upwards, the n you will be fine... if you RAID to a lower level, then you inherently lose your data. So, the order is: RAID 0 RAID 1 RAID 5 RAID 6 This is based on the idea of you adding drives as you go.

SPAN.COM tech team

27/12/2015 | Abdulaziz | |

Great product, but the best thing about is how professional and fast SPAN. com is.

SPAN.COM tech team

02/12/2015 | Zking | |

Firstly, Thanks for the in-put, really enjoy your Vids, all very well explained. I wanted to ask is there a limit to how many employees can log in to use the server from afar (at the same time)?

If you go directly to QNAP, then go into the product pages, go to specs, then finally software specs. It will give you a detailed account of how this device (more precisely the hardware setup and chip capabilities) performs and Mac users in different software.

SPAN.COM tech team

02/12/2015 | Daniel Arrhenius | |

What Qnap nas do you recommend for full PMS suppport and owncloud ability?

To ensure FULL support, I would recommend the QNAP TS-453 PRO or the QNAP TS-453A (these are both 4 bay models, but both are available in 2,4,6 and 8 bay iterations - just replace the #4 with another number of the model numbers). If you want to work upto 1080p, then you should proceed with the PRO model. However if you intend to equip 4K Media and 4K Media Transcoding into your media arsenal, then go for the TS-453A from QNAP. I would consider the TS-453A if I was your postition. Among the fact that the TS-453A can do everything the PRO can do, the QNAP TS-453A has Dual OS, Dual HDMI, 4k Support and Transcoding (as well as 1080p) and has the same standards of Virtualisation and Multi-user support of the TS-453 PRO. The CPU Frequency is higher, yes. However the TS-453A CPU is more efficient in terms of power consumption, AES-NI Encryption of your data - 2 of the biggest drains on a NAS Processor. Last of all, we have recently found out that the QNAP TS-453 PRO is going to go 'end of life' at the close of the year...which would make any future warranty repairs/replacements tougher as years go by (they will certainly replace, repair... it will us take longer than it would for the TS-453A). Both units are available from SPAN.COM and are also covered by our Cyber Monday promotion till 5pm today (GMT)...so about 8+ hours left. Offer only extends to orders placed online. The QNAP TS-453A - https://www.span.com/product/Qnap-Desktop-NAS-TS-453A-4G-4-Bay-RAID-0-1-5-6-4GB-RAM-~52841 The QNAP TS-453 PRO - https://www.span.com/product/Qnap-Desktop-NAS-TS-453-Pro-4-Bay-RAID-0-1-5-6-2GB-RAM-~46034 We will be one of the first stores worldwide to stock the TS-453A from QNAP and our first shipment of units arrive this friday )and there is already pre-orders in place - to ensure you get your unit in the first wave, I would recommend ordering as soon as possible. Thank you for your enquiry.

SPAN.COM tech team

23/11/2015 | Pascoe J | |

Does the dual OS support on this mean you can use QTS NAS and Ubuntu at the same time? Also, I asked o nthe 2-bay but is it also the same on this 4 bay, Does it support 4K Transcoding and 4K HDMI? Thanks.

I am pleased to confirm that this is a dual OS NAS. You can use the QNAP QTS software as well as Ubuntu in all it's glory. Both modes can be used symultaneously and via 2 HDMI ports on the rear of the device. One of the 4K ports also supports 4K Media playback as well as the unit supporting 4K Transcoding. We recommend this NAS as the best NAS for those that require flexible and adaptable NAS solutions.